From Microsoft Watch: Did Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer say that Microsoft believes Linux violates 200-plus software patents? Or was Ballmer simply citing a study claiming that same fact? In either case, the bombastic Ballmer found himself on the Linux hot seat, yet again, for remarks he made to a group of Asian government leaders in Singapore on Thursday. (If you want to read his words yourself, check out this transcript of Ballmer's answer to an open-source question.)